How can you stand aside at such a time,
as a nation commits atrocities
so openly and unabashedly,
for all the world to see?
As they pursue and destroy
with such chilling impunity,
stating their intentions
of total and utter annihilation
for all the world to hear?
See how they mock and gloat
over the carnage they unleash,
the atrocities they commit
with such casual sacrilege,
knowing full well that no leader,
no government or nation
will hold them back.
When will the world demand
accountability for these crimes?
When will we finally awaken and act
to end this genocide
without hesitation or apology?
There will be a reckoning,
and it cannot come soon enough –
for all those who had power
and failed to wield it,
for all those who had voices
and refused to speak out.
May this vision remain
long after brutal regimes
have vanished from the earth:
may this pitiless nation
be held to account at long last,
may there be justice for the oppressed,
may they live out the length of their days
without fear, yes
may it be so.
Jewish Prayers for Gaza 